General Manager II Job in Houston 77073, Texas US

Business Unit: TruGreen
Title: General Manager II
Location: TX - Spring (Houston) - 5430
City: Houston
State: TX
Postal Code: 77073
Functional Area: Management
Branch Number: 9108
Requisition Number:528404-7
First Open Date: 03/20/2012
Post Date: 03/20/2012
Description: General Manager Opportunity with Industry Leader

This job is for the Texas/Plains/Southwest Region. Must be able to relocate to any city in TX, OK,NE, MO or KS.

Company overview

TruGreen lawncare generates one billion dollars in annual revenue and is the nations largest provider of lawn services. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, we have more than 200 branches throughout the U.S. and Canada serving over 2.5 million customers. Although we are national in reach and reliability, we have a small company feel as our highly trained professionals live, work and make a difference in the communities they serve.

TruGreen is a proud member of the ServiceMaster Family of Brands. The ServiceMaster Company currently employs more than 40,000 people nationwide and provides service through brands such as American Home Shield, Terminix, AmeriSpec, Furniture Medic, Merry Maids, and ServiceMaster Clean.

Job overview

TruGreen is currently looking for experienced customer-focused General Managers who will continue to lay the foundation for future success in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing business.

As a GM, you will be responsible for the overall success and management of a lawn care branch. Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and control branch activities and functions to achieve branch goals and objectives while maintaining corporate standards. Manage two or more supervisors who, in turn, supervise a total of five or more employees in the operations, business and sales/marketing departments. Are responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these departments. Maintain profit and loss accountability. A 90-day paid training program is provided to help ensure that you have the knowledge and training needed to be successful.

Qualifications
- 2-3 years of General Management experience required, plus:
- PL responsibility experience
- Customer-service focus with proven ability to communicate in a clear and professional manner
- Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
- Must be self-driven, positive, goal oriented, and results focused
- Must be willing to consider relocation for TX, OK,NE, MO or KS

[We] perform pre-employment tests.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V